Buddhist China (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion) - Softcover

Johnston, Reginald Fleming

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108080332 ISBN 13: 9781108080330

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

The British colonial administrator and scholar Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874-1938) travelled extensively in the Far East, developing a keen intellectual interest in Chinese culture and spirituality. His fourteen-year posting to the relatively quiet port of Weihaiwei allowed him to indulge this interest and to travel to places not usually visited by Europeans. In 1918, he was appointed tutor to the young Puyi (1906-67), who had been China's last emperor before his forced abdication. Deeply interested in Mahayana Buddhism, Johnston played an important role in raising Western awareness of its philosophy and practice in China. This work, first published in 1913, provides valuable insight into the history of this branch of Buddhism as well as fascinating accounts of notable centres of Chinese monasticism. Among other works, Johnston's Confucianism and Modern China (1934) and Twilight in the Forbidden City (1934) are also reissued in this series.

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The British colonial administrator and scholar Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874-1938) travelled extensively in the Far East, developing a keen intellectual interest in Chinese culture and spirituality. This work, first published in 1913, provides valuable insight into Mahayana Buddhism and fascinating accounts of notable centres of Chinese monasticism.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1108080332
• ISBN 13: 9781108080330
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 508